municipal authorities
Coverage of municipal authorities in the Nexus archive.
- El Jalapeño: Mexico City unveils US $127 million in drainage system upgrades to ensure floods only reach ankle height
Mexico City announced a 2.5-billion-peso (US $127 million) drainage system upgrade initiative to standardize floodwater levels at ankle height by 2027. The Master Plan for Optimized Aquatic Moderation includes desilting machinery, retention tanks, and sensors to regulate water levels, with a city app providing color-coded footwear alerts for rain events.
- Poor air quality in NYC: steps to take if you must go outdoors
New York City is experiencing a Code Gray air quality emergency, with similar conditions expected to continue. Medical and municipal authorities are advising residents to take precautions due to the hazardous outdoor conditions.
- ‘Pruning of tree branches as monsoon preparatory exercise could have prevented the latest incident’
Experts attribute recent tragedies to the lack of pre-monsoon maintenance, while the Discom and municipal authorities blame victims and natural causes respectively. The absence of tree branch pruning is highlighted as a potential preventive measure.